WICK HYDROPONICSEasy Care Wick System

Wick Hydroponics Part 2: Getting Set Up

1. Using
the power drill, drill a 1/4” hole near the bottom of the bucket.
Carefully seat the provided grommet into the hole, making sure it flares
out evenly inside and outside the bucket.

Push one end of the 1/4” tubing supplied into the grommet so it extends only about 1/4” inside the bucket.

2. The bucket is going
to be the nutrient reservoir, so it must sit up higher than where the
AutoPot module will reside. The fluid is gravity fed into the AutoPot
trays. No pumps, no timers, no aerators! Now insert the other end of the
tubing to the inlet port on the AutoPot. Just follow the instructions
provided.

Guess what? You just built an AutoPot® hydroponic system!

3. Now
test the pot for proper operation of the Smart Valve. Pour some water
into the holding bucket. Water should slowly fill the holding tray below
until it reaches a level of about 1”. Then it should cut off.

4.
Filling the pots- Each kit comes with a round “root mat” which sits in
the bottom of each plant pot. It keeps the medium in and helps wick up
the nutrient solution to the plant roots. The growing medium is actually
the “wick” for this hydroponic system.

The recommended growing medium is:50/50
Coco Coir and perlite. You cannot use LECA (clay balls) in the wick
action AutoPots. More on growing medium and ordering info in the Tips 'N
Techniques section below.

5.
Plant your young seedlings in the pots and place the pots in the
holding tray. You are ready to rock 'n roll now, time to add food.

6. Nutrient
solution is a pretty care-free chore in this system. Because the fluid
is not re-used, once mixed, you don't have to worry about strength or
pH. Mix it and forget it! A 2 gallon bucketful will last several days,
depending on the size of the plants and the climate.

So
mix up a 2 gallon batch of your favorite nutrient formula, then adjust
the pH (read our recommendations below). That's it... just sit back and watch 'em grow!

Wick Hydroponics Expanding the System

This
modular growing system is very easy to expand. You just buy more
modules and “t” into the irrigation tubing to provide nutrient solution
to each grow tray. Of course, after about 2 modules, it will be
necessary to provide a larger reservoir for the solution.

But as we said
earlier, you can create an entire greenhouse filled with nothing but
Autopots... the hydroponics “no brainer”. Each Autopot purchased comes
with diagrams of various arrangements to help you plan a larger Autopot
garden.

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